COVID-19: 15,000 Health Workers Deny Getting Vaccinated In Odisha | OTV News
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Male & Female Multi Purpose Health Workers’/Health Supervisor’s United Association on Thursday determined that they won’t take COVID vaccine photographs as a mark of protest in opposition to authorities’s alleged neglect in direction of their designation and cadre. However, they’ll assist others get immunized within the upcoming vaccination drive carrying black badges, stated a member.
As per their demand, round 15,000 well being staff underneath the banner have been assigned the identical designation and cadre since greater than thirty years, and plenty of parameters together with required academic {qualifications} have been modified, however their designation (Health Worker) stays the identical.
Mamata Nayak, the General Secretary of Women Health Workers Association stated, “We have long been demanding to change our designation and restructure our cadre. We had high hopes from the last cabinet meeting held on 31st December 2020, but nothing positive came our way.”
“This is not the first time that we are asking the government, in fact we have requested to look in to the matter during COVID times. However, the government seems to have turned a deaf ear to us,” Mamata added.
She additional stated, “Though we won’t take the vaccine, we will help the general public get vaccinated till January 31, 2021. And if the government does not take any concrete steps in this regard, we will be forced to go on an indefinite strike from February 1.”
(Edited By Pradeep Singh)
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